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This ain't your average Greyhound ride
Coach buses are an extremely convenient way to travel around Turkey. There are tons of companies to choose from, they're cheap, and most of the time they'll give ... read more
by Jessica Cross
15 Sep 2009
Turkey
Baked potato a la turca
If you really want to try a unique Turkish twist on a familiar food, make sure you try "kumpir." Basically, the inside of a giant baked potato is whipped with ... read more
by Jessica Cross
15 Sep 2009
Turkey
The classiest 24-hour restaurant you'll ever visit
If you are hungry in Ankara (in Turkey, you'll realize you want to eat more and more all the time), find someway to go to "Devrez" in the Gazi-Osman-Pasa ... read more
by Jessica Cross
16 Sep 2009
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Two Weeks, Ten Countries: a backpacker's itinerary
Just over two weeks spent traveling through ten European countries. It was completely worth every minute spent planning the trip - but you're welcome to save yourself some time by stealing parts of our itinerary. We used an Interrail flexipass. It was valid for 10 days of travel within 22, and ... read more
by Anjali Kandamuttu
07 Jun 2010
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Lying in Church: The Backpacker's Religion
My friend Jade likes to lie in church. On the ground. It gets tricky in a house of worship; sometimes she has to settle for kneeling. In the Hagia Sofia, she had barely a minute to soak in the 6th-century dome before a security guard dragged her up. But ... read more
by Anjali Kandamuttu
22 May 2010
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Experience Mormonism (or Hinduism or Islam or Buddhism) For Yourself...
Are Americans losing their religion? That's the question that ABC News posed when it reported that "young Americans are dramatically less likely to go to church—or to participate in any form of organized religion—than their parents and grandparents" (May 6, 2009). While the percentage of young Americans who say they ... read more
by Glimpse Staff
04 Aug 2009
Turkey
Reflections on Muslim Feminism
Muslim feminists have increasingly become agents of change and gender equality over the past two centuries and are engaging in political, social, and cultural life in the traditionally male-dominated public sphere. At the same time however, women are being pulled back by patriarchal ideology in the rise of Islamism and ... read more

